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A baby horse is called a “foal”
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Baby horses (foals) are able to stand and walk within minutes of being born
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Horses can live until the age of about 25
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Horses can sleep both lying down and standing up
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Horses have around 205 bones in their skeleton
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Horses are herbivores so they only eat plants
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Horses have bigger eyes than any other mammal that lives on land
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Horses can gallop over 40 km/h
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The fastest recorded sprinting speed of a horse is 88 km/h
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A female horse is called a “mare”
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Horses have nearly 360 degree vision because their eyes are on the side of their head
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Male and female horses have different numbers of teeth! Males usually have around 40 teeth while females usually have around 36 teeth.
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Horses use their ears, eyes and nostrils to express their mood. They also communicate their feelings through facial expressions.
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Horses cannot vomit
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Horses like sweet flavours and will usually reject anything sour or bitter
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Most of the time, wherever a horse's ear is pointing is where the horse is looking with the eye on the same side